Rum Branch is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

According to tradition, nearby Rum Branch creek was named for an incident when a bootlegger's rum was dumped in its waters.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rum Branch, Missouri
  2. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°09′27″N 89°51′09″W / 37.15750°N 89.85250°W / 37.15750; -89.85250


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